BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-AUCD VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DCREATED:20240329T120710 LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T120710 DTSTART:20190718T040000Z DTEND:20190719T040000Z SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:2019 Autism CARES Grantee Meeting LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Washington, DC DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:=0D=0A=0D=0AThe 2019 Autism CARES Meeting was held in-person on July 18-19 at the historic Mayflower Hotel in downtown Washington, DC. It was an opportunity for MCHB-funded CARES legislation grantees (i.e. individuals engaged in research, training, and state systems efforts) to share information, discuss emerging trends, and facilitate meaningful collaboration.=0D=0A=0D=0AMeeting Theme: =0D=0A=0D=0AThe theme for this year's meeting was Ten Years of Autism CARES Act Programs: Improving the Lives of People with ASD/DD, their Families, and Communities. Content was organized around three strands, described in plain language below:"Increasing Equity" means making the system more fair. Some people with ASD/DD have a hard time accessing doctors, jobs and other services because of their race, income or other identities. This strand will focus on how we are making life better for people with disadvantages."Improving Systems Performance" means getting programs and providers to work together so more people can get their needs met, both now and in the future. People with ASD/DD often need many different services to help them live in their communities. This strand will focus on ways that programs connect with each other to reach common goals."Achieving Population-Level Outcomes" means making things better for whole communities, not just for one person at a time. We can measure how things are getting better with numbers like employment rates or school statistics. This strand will focus on how we know if we are improving life for whole groups of people.=0D=0A=0D=0ANote about language: Recognizing that the autism community has diverse opinions about terminology related to the identities of autistic individuals/individuals with autism, we will be following the language used by Congress within the Autism CARES legislation: "individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities" or the related abbreviation "ASD/DD."=0D=0A=0D=0AMeeting Materials and Resources:=0D=0A=0D=0ASee the "Download" box at the top right for a copy of the final agenda.=0D=0A=0D=0APlenary Sessions=0D=0A=0D=0ASlides are available (see below) from three of the four plenary sessions.=0D=0A=0D=0APlenary II2014-2017 CARES Evaluation Highlights, Leticia Manning (MCHB)Grantee impact mini key-note presentations Research: Judith Miller (PA) - framing by Elizabeth Morgan (CA)Training: Karen Ward (AK) - framing by Michael Thornton (AR)State Systems: Dafne Carnright and Ivanka Carbajal (DE) - framing by Joanee Qunn (RI)"Autism CARES Act 101" e-learning module preview, Kate Taft (AMCHP)=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0APlenary IIICARES Evaluation next steps, Lisa Hund and Monica Lathan-Dye (2M Research)Policy update, Rylin Rodgers (AUCD)"Partnerships and Collaboration with Communiity-Based Organizations" model round table discussion, facilitated by Toni Whitaker (TN)=0D=0A=0D=0APlenary IVClosing keynote: "Washington State Systems of Care for Autism: Collaboration is in our DNA!" (presented by Jen Gerdts, Michelle Hoffman, Jim Mancini, Kate Orville, and Zack Siddeek)=0D=0A=0D=0AConcurrent Sessions=0D=0A=0D=0AA complete list of concurrent sessions can be found in the "Downloads" box at the top right of this page in the document titled "Thursday Supplement." Download concurrent session presentations through the link below. Click here to view slides from all concurrent sessions.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0APoster Symposia=0D=0A=0D=0ASelect a meeting strand from the list below to view the electronic (.pdf) copies of individual posters presented during that symposium.=0D=0A=0D=0AIncreasing Equity=0D=0A=0D=0AImproving Systems Performance=0D=0A=0D=0AAchieving Population-Level Outcomes=0D=0A=0D=0AStructured Networking Sessions=0D=0A=0D=0AConversations that Matter (Thursday) NotesTopical Small Group (Friday) NotesRegional Small Group (Friday) Notes=0D=0A=0D=0AThis meeting was open to individuals representing the network of current (and former) Autism CARES Act training, research, and state systems grantees. It is hosted in-person every other year by AUCD's ITAC, in collaboration with AMCHP's SPHARC and HRSA-MCHB. For more information, please contact Ben Kaufman (bkaufman@aucd.org) at AUCD.=0D=0A PRIORITY:3 URL:http://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=8413&id=0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR